“Now don’t be frightened child,” she says remaining at my side as my father approaches me with a small frosty glass bottle, simply decorated, engraved with the stamp of a cross. Their poignant gest…
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“Now don’t be frightened child,” she says remaining at my side as my father approaches me with a small frosty glass bottle, simply decorated, engraved with the stamp of a cross.
Their poignant gestures were peculiar to my foreign perception. Something about the way they took their finger to their head, marking their body in the same shape as the enigmatic cross on the bottle disturbed me, though I was not afraid.
Report from the Field: Struggling with Creative Nepotism — Discover
At Vida, writer Dallas Athent confronts one of the thorniest issues plaguing the literary scene: the unspoken nepotism-fueled culture of connections and reciprocal favors that determines who gets published where.
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The Power of Love —
Love does not create powerful empires or concentrations of wealth or military might. Love is not what fuels the tanks of commerce or political clout or financial success. Many would say that love slows things down, mires us in complication. Love is not the way the successful and the effective move–it’s not fast enough, it’s […]
Volcano — Discover
“…after all that, you couldn’t not be in a little bit of love.” From “Volcano,” an excerpt from The Narrow Door, a memoir of long-term relationships by Paul Lisicky.
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Monica Byrne — Discover
Monica Byrne is a playwright, freelance writer, and author of The Girl in the Road, a science fiction novel. On her blog, she publishes book news; pieces on travel, writing, and publishing; and other personal musings.
Open Culture — Discover
From movies and audiobooks to courses in numerous disciplines, Open Culture is one of the web’s biggest hubs for free cultural and educational media.
“Healthy Pasta Alternatives” Another Successful Presentation! — Maryanne Christiano-Mistretta
Cold Sesame Noodles made with Dreamfields Pasta Once again I had another “Healthy Pasta Alternatives” presentation. This time it was held at Fairfield Library, Fairfield, New Jersey. Thanks so much to John Arthur for having me! The class is limited to 20 so I could give each person individual attention and answer all questions. I’m […]
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On Paper — 2812 photography
Like what you see up top? You should see it in person, in a frame, the way it was intended. We ingest a lot of our photography through a screen these days. It’s convenient for sure, but an altogether different experience from taking in an image when it comes in the form of a print. If […]
